Properties

 

Figure 1  Sheet To Sphere Contact property page

 

     Entity Name of The Base Sphere: Select the base sphere by using Gr.

     Entity Name of The Action Sheet Group: Select the action sheet by using G.

     Contact Parameter: Allows the user to modify contact parameters by clicking Sheet To Sphere. In this dialog box, the user can modify the contact parameters of contact forces applied between the sheet and the sphere. Refer to the Contact Formulus for MTT3D.

Figure 2  Contact Parameter dialog box

 

     No. of Max Contact Points: Defines the number of max contact point for output. User can define this value from 1 to 5000. This value only affects Force Display and RPLT data about the contact points. The default value is 10.

     Force Display: Graphically displays the all contact force vectors (the sum of the normal and tangential contact force) at each contact point up to the “No. of Max Contact Point”.